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content Introduction to Alzheimer’s Disease Ted Talk Introduction How to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Retard Deterioration If Our Family Member Has Been Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease

Introduction to Alzheimer’s Disease

Can we treat Alzheimer’s 20 years early? by Reisa Sperling Ted Talk Can we treat Alzheimer’s 20 years early? by Reisa Sperling

Dementia---already been years of irreversible brain demage Mild cognitive impairment---15%(50-70%of some key nerve cells are already lost Preclinical/presymptomatic phase---just look like normal aging

Treatment---antibody to help the brain empty itself the amyloid(in clinical trials---doesn’t show any difference in the Alzheimer’s patients who already lost 70% of their neurons)

Secondary prevention AD trial Prevent or slow the syndrome of patients 2 approaches genetic at risk age at risk Prevent or slow the syndrome of patients who already have Alzheimer’s disease beginning in their brain but don’t yet have any symptoms In order to bend the curve the speaker believes that we should go much earlier to the disease process Secondary prevention AD trial---prevent the emergence of the symptom(2 approaches---genetics,ex. Statin, Age---decreasing amyloid burden will slow downstream neurodegeneration and cognitive decline

How to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Retard Deterioration??

Diet -Vitamin E -Vitamin B Complex -Low cholesterol Exercise Brainstorming

If Our Family Member Has Been Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease

If our family member has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease Encouraging him or her to continue living as independently as possible Helping the person stay organized with shared calendars, notes, medication schedules and other reminder systems Establishing a daily routine and maintaining some regularity will be of benefit

Encouraging the person to share his or her feelings, and asking how you can be supportive Encouraging the person to stay involved in activities he or she enjoys

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